UK on track to process visa applications within 15 days"The good news is we are now getting back on track. We have dealt with an unprecedented surge in demand for student visas, 89 per cent up l...
19 Oct, 2022, 10.16 AM IST
Suella Braverman and dangers of the Drawbridge DiasporaBraverman was revealed as a member of the dreaded Drawbridge Diaspora - those who, having made it to their promised land, want to ensure ot...
15 Oct, 2022, 12.13 AM IST
Indian mission in UK probes illegal visa handlersWhile British travellers booked to fly out to India in the coming weeks have been complaining of a lack of availability of visa slots to ge...
08 Oct, 2022, 05.50 PM IST
Visa Facilitation Services is apparently the many-headed hydra we all have to battleVFS is apparently the many-headed hydra we all have to battle, the loophole we have to wriggle through, the multiple gatekeeper who stands ...
28 May, 2022, 09.33 PM IST
COVID-19: 4000 foreign tourists stuck in India following visa suspensionWhile different countries have been operating flights and charters to bring back their tourists, government officials are hoping the launch...
01 Apr, 2020, 08.51 PM IST
UK think tank pushes for cheaper visas for IndiansThe Royal Commonwealth Society (RCS) revealed that the UK was losing out as neighbouring France attracted 185,000 more Indian business visi...
10 Mar, 2018, 02.16 PM IST
UK to be on India's e-visa system from Independence DayUK is among 36 new countries to be added to India's electronic visa system from Independence Day, taking the number of nations on the list ...
10 Aug, 2015, 09.04 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi announces operationalisation of e-visa facility for ChinesePM announced operationalisation of e-visa facility for the Chinese tourists, inviting them to take its advantage and "experience the beauty...
30 Jul, 2015, 07.55 PM IST
Keith Vaz delighted at expansion of Indian visa servicesThe Indian high commission announced outsourcing many of the services to VFS from March 1 with six new visa application centres around the ...
21 Feb, 2015, 08.53 PM IST
A wait and watch strategy, says Keith Williams, Chairman, British AirwaysFrom a British Airways perspective, the US economy is showing a good degree of growth, which is good for us, since we are big in the US. As...
02 Dec, 2014, 02.55 PM IST
After success in India, UK to roll out its expensive same day visa programme to 7 new countriesIn China, over 100 such applications are being processed a month, according to UK Prime Minister David Cameron.
14 Nov, 2014, 02.26 PM IST
Raise UK visa bond issue with Prince Charles: Assocham to govtAssocham said India must demand treatment at par with China and make it clear to UK that the move would be challenged in the WTO as it impa...
20 Oct, 2013, 01.09 PM IST
VISA bond scheme: Legitimate travellers need not worry, says United KingdomNoting that Britain's new 3K pounds VISA bond scheme is proposed for visitors, including India, a British diplomat said legitimate travelle...
10 Aug, 2013, 07.36 AM IST
UK's move for 3,000 pound visa bond 'retrograde measure': Anand SharmaAnand Sharma said the British move for 3,000 pound visa bond from visitors of certain countries including India, would be a "retrograde mea...
31 Jul, 2013, 03.51 PM IST
No final decision taken on visa bond: UKUK said no final decision has been taken on the new cash bond of Rs 2.75L for obtaining British visa, a day after India voiced its strong p...
26 Jun, 2013, 10.51 PM IST
No final decision taken on Rs 2.75 lakh visa bond: UKThe UK today said no final decision has been taken on the new cash bond of Rs 2.75 lakh for obtaining British visa, which they intend to ru...
26 Jun, 2013, 07.13 PM IST
- Visa guidelines revised again
Minor changes to the new visa guidelines introduced.
25 Dec, 2009, 05.01 AM IST